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Walking the Block by Jane Weir (Hardcover, 2008)

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This is a fantastic first edition hardcover of "Walking the Block" by Jane Weir. Published by Templar Poetry in 2008. The book is a collection of poetry inspired by the true story of artists Barron and Larcher and their significance in the arts and crafts movement and textile design. It is a poetic representation of their lives together, set alongside many of the textiles and creative environments in which they worked. See the final photograph for a glimpse of the textile prints and images from their lives included in this book. It’s an excellent addition to any poetry or art lover's collection. Please get in touch with any questions or any other titles you are looking for.

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Phyllis Barron and Dorothy Larcher met in the Brook Street Gallery shortly after the First World War, and went on to form a lifelong partnership during which they designed and made a range of superb handblock printed textiles using predominantly natural dyes. Their work was exhibited in respected Arts and Crafts Galleries including The Three Shields Gallery in Kensington Church Street, The Little Gallery run by Muriel Rose, The New Hand Workers Gallery, The Mayor Gallery and the Red Rose Gallery in Manchester.They were commercially successful attracting commissions from wealthy private individuals, as well as public institutions, including Coco Chanel, the Duke of Westminster, the architect Detmar Blow, Girton College, Cambridge and Winchester Cathedral. Their design skills emerged after early training as painters; Phyllis Barron at the Slade and Dorothy Larcher at the Hornsey School of art. Dorothy Larcher when she found herself stranded in India for the duration of the First World War discovered the art of Indian block printed textiles from villagers.Phyllis Barron's influences brought vigorous abstract design and pattern reflecting the Vorticists, whereas Dorothy Larcher brought a naturalistic design style to the textiles they made. They experimented with blocks cut from a variety of woods, as well as lino and found objects such as kitchen utensils. They recovered and developed natural dying techniques bringing a range of intense and subtle colour to their work. Their hand made blocks 'walked' over a wide range of cloths, including linen, hand-woven Indian cotton, Chinese silk, Rodier woollens, chiffon, crepe de chine, velvet and organdie. Their prints were used in furnishing textiles as well as clothes such as dresses, scarves and stoles. This book is a poetic representation of their creative partnership set alongside some of their textiles and the creative environments in which they worked.